Dr Edward Ademolu
@eddyade.bsky.social
Qualitative Social Scientist! Lecturer/Assistant Prof in Cultural Competency @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social | PhD @globaldevinst.bsky.social | Check out my work: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=_GrKzrgAAAAJ&hl=en
Both chapters grapple with the messy, emotional, political stuff we often sanitise in methodology sections. Research isn’t clean. Reflexivity isn’t optional. #Fieldwork is lived, not just located.
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Both chapters grapple with the messy, emotional, political stuff we often sanitise in methodology sections. Research isn’t clean. Reflexivity isn’t optional. #Fieldwork is lived, not just located.
Chapter 42: Not Quite Picture Perfect
On the use (and misuse) of participant-drawings in focus groups.
Moments of awkwardness, misinterpretation, and unintended offence. Visual methods aren’t innocent—they demand care, context, and critique.
#VisualMethods #ParticipatoryResearch
On the use (and misuse) of participant-drawings in focus groups.
Moments of awkwardness, misinterpretation, and unintended offence. Visual methods aren’t innocent—they demand care, context, and critique.
#VisualMethods #ParticipatoryResearch
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Chapter 42: Not Quite Picture Perfect
On the use (and misuse) of participant-drawings in focus groups.
Moments of awkwardness, misinterpretation, and unintended offence. Visual methods aren’t innocent—they demand care, context, and critique.
#VisualMethods #ParticipatoryResearch
On the use (and misuse) of participant-drawings in focus groups.
Moments of awkwardness, misinterpretation, and unintended offence. Visual methods aren’t innocent—they demand care, context, and critique.
#VisualMethods #ParticipatoryResearch
Chapter 40: Repositioning Insider Dynamics
Are all skinfolk really kinfolk?
This chapter unpacks the complexity of being a “co-ethnoracial” researcher—when shared identity doesn’t guarantee shared understanding. Positionality ≠ solidarity.
#Reflexivity #InsiderResearch
Are all skinfolk really kinfolk?
This chapter unpacks the complexity of being a “co-ethnoracial” researcher—when shared identity doesn’t guarantee shared understanding. Positionality ≠ solidarity.
#Reflexivity #InsiderResearch
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Chapter 40: Repositioning Insider Dynamics
Are all skinfolk really kinfolk?
This chapter unpacks the complexity of being a “co-ethnoracial” researcher—when shared identity doesn’t guarantee shared understanding. Positionality ≠ solidarity.
#Reflexivity #InsiderResearch
Are all skinfolk really kinfolk?
This chapter unpacks the complexity of being a “co-ethnoracial” researcher—when shared identity doesn’t guarantee shared understanding. Positionality ≠ solidarity.
#Reflexivity #InsiderResearch
6/ Recommendations? Drop symbolic gestures and embrace structural accountability. Real anti-racism means critically engaging race, challenging #Whiteness, and empowering diaspora communities as meaningful stakeholders in #DevComms discourse and practice.
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6/ Recommendations? Drop symbolic gestures and embrace structural accountability. Real anti-racism means critically engaging race, challenging #Whiteness, and empowering diaspora communities as meaningful stakeholders in #DevComms discourse and practice.
5/ Development representations don't just affect continental Africans "over there". Our paper reveals deep psychological and social impacts on African diaspora communities "right here", challenging how they see themselves and their heritage.
April 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
5/ Development representations don't just affect continental Africans "over there". Our paper reveals deep psychological and social impacts on African diaspora communities "right here", challenging how they see themselves and their heritage.
4/ From #ComicRelief to ethical guidelines, the visual portrayal of African communities as perpetual victims isn't just problematic imagery—it's structural, shaping how diaspora identities are seen (or ignored).
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4/ From #ComicRelief to ethical guidelines, the visual portrayal of African communities as perpetual victims isn't just problematic imagery—it's structural, shaping how diaspora identities are seen (or ignored).
3/ We argue that by refusing to confront #Whiteness explicitly, #INGOs sustain power structures that marginalise African diasporic voices in the UK and Ireland, turning ethical promises into empty gestures.
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3/ We argue that by refusing to confront #Whiteness explicitly, #INGOs sustain power structures that marginalise African diasporic voices in the UK and Ireland, turning ethical promises into empty gestures.
2/ Despite global calls to #decolonise, development orgs often choose #ColourBlindnes—a cosy but dangerous neutrality. Our analysis reveals how avoiding explicit racial discourse preserves deeper inequalities.
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2/ Despite global calls to #decolonise, development orgs often choose #ColourBlindnes—a cosy but dangerous neutrality. Our analysis reveals how avoiding explicit racial discourse preserves deeper inequalities.
1/ Ever notice how some anti-racism efforts quietly sidestep race itself? Our new paper explores the paradox of 'raceless antiracism' in #DevelopmentComms and how it keeps #AfricanDiaspora communities invisible.
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1/ Ever notice how some anti-racism efforts quietly sidestep race itself? Our new paper explores the paradox of 'raceless antiracism' in #DevelopmentComms and how it keeps #AfricanDiaspora communities invisible.